Since picking up this game again (mark one up for the noobs), I just thought that Valhalla is similar Blood Gulch and Coagulation. Of course the differences are partly due to the new additions of each game (ex. Valhalla is fitted with man-cannons, and thus has no teleporters). Two somewhat symmetrical bases, different sides, depressed pathway, rectangular perimeters, and a whole lot of fun.
My fav of the three is Valhalla, just because I like the new additions, and usually play only team slayer, so 50% of the time, I'm on that map.
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I prefer Coagulation. It was a more refined version of Blood Gulch that had more interesting gameplay than BG without losing the important elements of the map. I was hoping for a Halo 3 version of the map that would do the same thing for H3 that Coag did for H2. Add some more refinements, make some interesting changes but still retain the feel of the old maps. Unfortunately, When Bungie selects maps for remake they appear to be on a quest to satisfy some group of players whose opinions aren't in evidence on the internet....or in matchmaking or anywhere else from what I can tell. There has been more than one statement from Bungie that they select maps for remake based on community interest. I can't imagine what community they could possibly be talking about.